| In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. |
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1. | Suad, I swear by the Quran, full of admonition |
2. | Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition. |
3. | How many did We destroy before them of the generations, |
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4. | And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: This IS an enchanter, a liar. |
5. | What! makes he the gods a single God? A strange thing is this, to be sure! |
6. | And the chief persons of them break forth, saying: Go and steadily adhere to your gods; this is most surely a thing sought after. |
7. | We never heard of this in the former faith; this is nothing but a forgery: |
8. | Has the reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay! they are in doubt as to My reminder. Nay! they have not yet tasted My chastisement! |
9. | Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the great Giver? |
10. | Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by any |
11. | A host of deserters of the allies shall be here put to flight. |
12. | The people of Nuh and Ad, and Firon, the lord of spikes, rejected (apostles) before them. |
13. | And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket; these were the parties. |
14. | There was none of them but called the apostles liars, so just was My retribution. |
15. | Nor do these await aught but a single cry, there being no delay in it. |
16. | And they say: O our Lord! hasten on to us our portion before the day of reckoning. |
17. | Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant Dawood, the possessor of power; surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah). |
18. | Surely We made the mountains to sing the glory (of Allah) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise, |
19. | And the birds gathered together; all joined in singing with him. |
20. | And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment. |
21 . | And has there come to you the story of the litigants, when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls? |
22. | When they entered in upon Dawood and he was frightened at them, they said: Fear not; two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right way. |
23. | Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse. |
24. | He said: Surely he has been unjust to you in demanding your ewe (to add) to his own ewes; and most surely most of the partners act wrongfully towards one another, save those who believe and do good, and very few are they; and Dawood was sure that We had tried him, so he sought the protection of his Lord and he fell down bowing and turned time after time (to Him). |
25. | Therefore We rectified for him this, and most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. |
26. | o Dawood ! surely We have made you a ruler in the land; so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire, lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah; (as for) those who go astray from the path of Allah, they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning. |
27. | And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them in vain; that is the opinion of those who disbelieve then woe to those who disbelieve on account of the fire. |
28. | Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth? Or shall We make those who guard (against evil) like the wicked? |
29. | (It is) a Book We have revealed to you abounding in good that they may ponder over its verses, and that those endowed with understanding may be mindful. |
30. | And We gave to Dawood Sulaiman, most excellent the servant! Surely he was frequent in returning (to Allah). |
31. | When there were brought to him in the evening (horses) still when standing, swift when running-- |
32. | Then he said: Surely I preferred the good things to the remembrance of my Lord-- until the sun set and time for Asr prayer was over, (he said): |
33. | Bring them back to me; so he began to slash (their) legs and necks. |
34. | And certainly We tried Sulaiman, and We put on his throne a (mere) body, so he turned (to Allah). |
35. | He said: My Lord! do Thou forgive me and grant me a kingdom which is not fit for (being inherited by) anyone after me; |
36. | Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired, |
37. | And the shaitans, every builder and diver, |
38. | And others fettered in chains |
39. | This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning. |
40. | And most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort. |
41. | And remember Our servant Ayyub, when he called upon his Lord: The Shaitan has afflicted me with toil and torment. |
42. | Urge with your foot; here is a cool washing-place and a drink. |
43. | And We gave him his family and the like of them with them, as a mercy from Us, and as a reminder to those possessed of understanding. |
44. | And take in your hand a green branch and beat her with It and do not break your oath; surely We found him patient; most excellent the servant! Surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah). |
45. | And remember Our servants Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub, men of power and insight. |
46. | Surely We purified them by a pure quality, the keeping m mind of the (final) abode. |
47. | And best. |
48. | And were all of the best. |
49. | This is a reminder; and most surely there is an excellent resort for those who guard (against evil), |
50. | The gardens of perpetuity, the doors are opened for them. |
51 . | Reclining therein, calling therein for many fruits and drink. |
52. | And with them shall be those restraining their eyes, equals in age. |
53. | This is what you are promised for the day of reckoning |
54. | Most surely this is Our sustenance; it shall never come to an end; |
55. | This (shall be so); and most surely there is an evil resort for the inordinate ones; |
56. | Hell; they shall enter it, so evil is the resting-place |
57. | This (shall be so); so let them taste it, boiling and intensely cold (drink). |
58. | And other (punishment) of the same kind-- of various sorts. |
59. | This is an army plunging in without consideration along with you; no welcome for them, surely they shall enter fire. |
60. | They shall say: Nay! you-- no welcome to you: you did proffer it to us, so evil is the resting-place. |
61. | They shall say: Our Lord! whoever prepared it first for us, add Thou to him a double chastisement in the fire. |
62. | And they shall say: What is the matter with us that we do not see men whom we used to count among the vicious? |
63. | Was it that we (only) took them in scorn, or have our eyes (now) turned aside from them? |
64. | That most surely is the truth: the contending one with another of the inmates of the fire. |
65. | Say: I am only a warner, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all): |
66. | The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the most Forgiving. |
67. | Say: It is a message of importance, |
68. | (And) you are turning aside from it: |
69. | 1 had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended: |
70. | Naught is revealed to me save that I am a plain warner |
71. | When your Lord said to the angels; Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust: |
72. | So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down making obeisance to him. |
73. | And the angels did obeisance, all of them, |
74. | But not Iblis: he was proud and he was one of the unbelievers. |
75. | He said: O Iblis! what prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My two hands? Are you proud or are you of the exalted ones? |
76. | He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust. |
77. | He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away: |
78. | And surely My curse is on you to the day of judgment |
79. | He said: My Lord! then respite me to the day that they are raised. |
80. | He said: Surely you are of the respited ones, |
81. | Till the period of the time made known |
82. | He said: Then by Thy Might I will surely make them live an evil life, all, |
83. | Except Thy servants from among them, the purified ones |
84. | He said: The truth then is and the truth do I speak: |
85. | That I will most certainly fill hell with you and with those among them who follow you, all. |
86. | Say: I do not ask you for any reward for it; nor am I of those who affect: |
87. | It is nothing but a reminder to the nations; |
88. | And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time. |
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